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unissued

unissued

6.7
Not officially given out or released to the public
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɪʃuːd/
translation icon : no emitido
  • The government kept the unissued documents classified for decades.

Examples

  • Fans were excited to hear the unissued songs from the artist's early career.

  • The museum displayed several unissued stamps that were never circulated.

  • The company has many unissued shares available.

  • He bought a collection of unissued stamps.

  • The company has several unissued shares available for future investors.

  • The collector was excited to find an unissued stamp from the early 20th century.

  • After the press release, the unissued securities became a topic of discussion among finance experts.

Synonyms

undistributed
vsunissued
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Assets not yet given to the people who should get them

focuses on official public release rather than allocation among recipients
uncirculated
vsunissued
7.0

Not shared with the public

focuses on official nonrelease rather than mere lack of public availability
unallotted
vsunissued
6.7

Not given to anyone, for example a seat or task

refers instead to items not officially released or distributed to the public

Antonyms

issuing
3 3.3

Giving out things often in an official way

Surface Forms

unissued positive

Morphology

unissued = issued (transparent) = un + issue + ed

Formed by productive negative prefix 'un-' added to 'issued' (past participle of 'issue'), giving the straightforward meaning 'not issued'.

Etymology

The word unissued is made of un- meaning 'not' and issue meaning 'to send out' or 'go out', as in the word exit. So unissued means 'not released or given out'.